Posted on 12/02/2008 2:54:23 PM PST by CE2949BB
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A husband and wife have been charged with torture and other counts after a bruised, terrified 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.
Kelly Layne Lau, 30, and Michael Schumacher, 34, were arrested late Monday, said Matt Robinson, a spokesman for police in Tracy.
They had been taken into custody for questioning earlier in the day at their home in Tracy, where the emaciated boy was allegedly held against his will. A search of the home turned up evidence implicating the couple, Robinson said. Tracy is about 60 miles east of San Francisco.
They were charged with torture, kidnapping and child abuse, and were set to appear in court Thursday, officials said. Bail was set at $1.2 million for Michael Schumacher but his wife's bail had not been set, authorities said.
Police said they were searching for a third suspect but wouldn't give details.
The boy turned up half-naked Monday at the In-Shape Sports Club, near the couple's home. It's not clear how he ended up in Tracy; authorities said he ran away last year from a foster home in Sacramento, about 70 miles to the north.
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Very strange story.
Not really, considering it’s San Francisco...
These look like wonderful, caring, and affectionate people~
Guilty, and GUILTY!
The horrors....these two should be booked, tried, and convicted within 2 weeks - then executed.
They look related?? Brother and sister??
Very guilty, and extremely guilty
Good God - I just went back and noticed this hag is 30??? Meth?
That's what I thought, too.
It's Tracy - known for meth - and she's 30.... It's meth.
Meth ravages skin, hair and teeth. I can’t imagine how anyone would be stupid enough to mess with meth...
Another article said that the woman had recently become a Girl Scout troop leader (2 months ago), and that 4 other children were found in the home and taken by CPS (no info about their origins or conditions).
Sometimes, like with cars, it's not so much the years as it is the mileage. That's a very old-looking 30.
These creeps should receive lethal injection, but unless they killed any of their captives, they cannot get the death penalty. Thank you for that, Justice Kennedy. You are so much wiser than us simpletons.
California-just like a box of cereal-full of fruits, nuts and flakes.
And not to mention, a RED county in Northern California.
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